I was looking at the "GNSO Council New Rules of Procedure" that are linked from the GNSO site: http://gnso.icann.org/council/new-procedures.shtml Are these our current Rules of Procedure that Glen mentions in many of her emails? What about section 5.8 re proxy voting? Thanks, Mike -----Original Message----- From: owner-council@gnso.icann.org [mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org] On Behalf Of Gomes, Chuck Sent: Wednesday, September 03, 2008 12:31 PM To: Glen de Saint Géry; council@gnso.icann.org Subject: RE: [council] ICANN bylaws section 8c Absentee voting Thanks Glen. I assume that procedures now need to be developed for absentee voting. Is they going to be developed by staff with Council approval, by staff and Council or by the Council with Board approval? Chuck

-----Original Message----- From: owner-council@gnso.icann.org [mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org] On Behalf Of Glen de Saint Géry Sent: Wednesday, September 03, 2008 12:16 PM To: council@gnso.icann.org Subject: [council] ICANN bylaws section 8c Absentee voting

Dear Councillors,

Please note that the ICANN bylaws now reflect the section on Absentee voting: http://www.icann.org/en/general/archive-bylaws/bylaws-29may08.htm#X

section 8. Except as provided by paragraph 6 of this Section, the GNSO Council shall act at meetings.

c. Absentee voting. Members that are absent from a meeting at the time of a vote on whether to initiate a PDP, forward a policy recommendation to the Board, or fill a position open for election may vote by absentee ballot. The GNSO Secretariat will provide reasonable means for transmitting and authenticating absentee ballots, which could include voting by telephone, e- mail, or web-based interface. Absentee ballots must be submitted within 72 hours following the start of the meeting in which a vote is initiated, except that in exceptional circumstances announced at the time of the vote the Chair may reduce this time to 24 hours or extend the time to 7 days.

Thank you. Kind regards,

Glen

Glen de Saint Géry GNSO Secretariat gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org http://gnso.icann.org